Early birds can begin filing their taxes on Jan. 26 this year

Jan. 26 marks the official start date of the 2026 tax filing season, when the IRS will begin accepting and processing 2025 tax returns. April 15 is the filing deadline to avoid penalties and interest.

2-time Olympic champion Chloe Kim injures shoulder, 'trying to stay optimistic' for Italy

Laax, Switzerland (ap) — American snowboarding star Chloe Kim said Thursday that she took “the silliest fall” in

NASA, in a rare move, cuts space station mission short after an astronaut's medical issue

In a rare move, NASA announced on Thursday it was cutting a mission aboard the International Space Station short after an astronaut had a medical issue.

Federal workforce drops to lowest level in at least a decade

The federal workforce has fallen to its lowest level in at least a decade, according to government data ​published on Thursday, a result of President Donald Trump's campaign to shrink the government.

Border agents shoot and wound 2 people in Portland, police say

Federal agents shot two people in Portland, Oregon, who were taken ​to the hospital, police said on Thursday. City officials urged calm after heightened tensions following a separate shooting in Minneapolis.

House passes health subsidy renewal in win for Democrats

The Republican-controlled House of Representatives on Thursday passed Democratic-backed legislation that would restore expired health ​insurance subsidies.

Republican-led House fails to override Trump vetoes

The House of Representatives on Thursday fell short ​of the high threshold needed to overturn two vetoes by President Donald Trump, despite dozens of Republicans voting with Democrats.

Elon Musk’s xAI under fire for failing to rein in ‘digital undressing’

(cnn) — Elon Musk’s Ai chatbot, Grok, has been flooded with sexual images of mainly women, many of them real people.

Trump withdraws US from dozens of international and UN entities

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the United States would withdraw from dozens of international and ​U.N. entities, stating they "operate contrary to national interests."

Trump requests $6M in legal fees in Georgia election interference case

President Donald Trump asked a Georgia ​state court on Wednesday to order prosecutors to reimburse him for more than $6.2 million in legal fees in his 2020 election interference case.

Trump invites Colombia's Petro to White House after earlier threat of military action

Days after threatening Colombia with military action, President Donald Trump on Wednesday said arrangements were being ​made for the country's President Gustavo Petro to visit the White House.

Woman killed by ICE agent in Minneapolis was a mother of 3, poet and new to the city

The woman shot and killed by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Minneapolis was a U.S. citizen and the mother of a 6-year-old. Renee Nicole Macklin Good described herself as a poet, writer, wife and mom.

Democrat Steny Hoyer to retire after more than 40-year career, Washington Post reports

Democratic congressman Steny Hoyer said he ​will not seek reelection, ending a more than four-decade career in the House of Representatives, ⁠The Washington Post reported on Wednesday.